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the u.s. military killing machine is set for a boost as an architect of america's drone strategy faces a confirmation hearing to be head of the cia. world news and much more twenty four hours a day you're watching r.t. broadcasting live from our studios here in moscow i'm kerry johnston let's go straight to our top story now it's exactly one year until the opening of the twenty fourteen winter olympic games in russia special john clocks in the country's biggest cities begun the countdown for the event that will be held in the black sea resort city of sochi where the clock is also ticking for the organizers you say final preparations are on track and finishing touches are being done to make the event unforgettable and shortly we'll be talking to our correspondent andrew farmer in sochi about what exactly is being done to deliver the games to remember meanwhile authorities are also keeping a close eye on our work has been completed before sochi becomes hosts hundreds of thousands of sportsmen an
the u.s. military killing machine is set for a boost as an architect of america's drone strategy faces a confirmation hearing to be head of the cia. world news and much more twenty four hours a day you're watching r.t. broadcasting live from our studios here in moscow i'm kerry johnston let's go straight to our top story now it's exactly one year until the opening of the twenty fourteen winter olympic games in russia special john clocks in the country's biggest cities begun the countdown for...
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the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when quote unquote an informed high level official of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. everybody expected tough questions on drugs but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program if saving lives and that you should take the administration's word for it well drone warfare its consequences and the morality of it all are up for debate in crosstalk commented today we'll hear how drone strikes may be breeding the very terror forties are seeking to eliminate. point horrific and for good but it's getting worse i mean there's a new new drawn be a snow in nigeria close to mali so that you've got the west of african i as well and so it's trucking up so that we're going to have drawn be a says all over africa i'm not sure what is supposed
the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when quote unquote an informed high level official of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. everybody expected tough questions on drugs but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the...
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no wonder they've been dazzling crowds in hundreds of parades and shows across california and the u.s. >> we've even had 'em at the indianapolis car races, and they've--they handled that well. they even had a car go by 'em at 150 miles an hour, uh--and-- and stood up to all of that. and they handle helicopters, sirens, uh, air horns. uh, they're very solid horses. >> john, who grew up on a farm, has been raising draft horses for about 30 years. >> we were looking for a--some new horse to work with in the future, and we'd read about the american cream draft horse, and the pro--the only problem was everybody said phey were extinct, there weren't any left. so i spent about a year looking and finally found a horse up in oregon. they are doing well. we have about 500 horses in the breed right now, uh, and the numbers are on the rise, so, uh, when we get around 1,000 horses, we're gonna feel very secure. the breed, uh, what's unique about 'em is the eye color. look at the eyes on the horse. they're amber eyes, like a signal light, and itÃunique to the breed. uh, the entire breed has amber
no wonder they've been dazzling crowds in hundreds of parades and shows across california and the u.s. >> we've even had 'em at the indianapolis car races, and they've--they handled that well. they even had a car go by 'em at 150 miles an hour, uh--and-- and stood up to all of that. and they handle helicopters, sirens, uh, air horns. uh, they're very solid horses. >> john, who grew up on a farm, has been raising draft horses for about 30 years. >> we were looking for a--some...
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the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas went down quote an informed high level official of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent through. everybody expected tough questions on drones but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program is saving lives and that you should take the administration's word for it. well the largest manhunt in the history of the los angeles police department continues with teams combing the hillsides of a ski resort where the suspect is believed to be hiding thousands of police officers are searching for christopher dorner who is accused of having allegedly murder two civilians out of one police officer now in a rambling internet manifesto dorner had declared war on long foresman officials as well as our family is accusing the l.a.p.d. of quote internal corr
the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas went down quote an informed high level official of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent through. everybody expected tough questions on drones but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program...
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the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when quote unquote an informed high level official of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent through. everybody expected tough questions on drones but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program if saving lives and that you should take the administration's word for it. well drone warfare and its consequences as well as the morality of it all are up for debate in cross talk coming up later today we hear how drone strikes may be breeding the very terror authorities are seeking to eliminate. like horrific. but it's getting worse i mean this is a new drone be a sniper in close to mali so that you've got the west african i as well and so it's striking up so that we're going to be a says all over africa i'm not sure what to suppose really why are
the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when quote unquote an informed high level official of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent through. everybody expected tough questions on drones but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the...
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raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the u.s. is said to expand its remote control warfare setting up new drone bases across the world has redefined war during intervention in libya he made the case that the war powers act in a pride because there was no risk to american soldiers and so under that rationale he can expand the global war while in his state of the union address claiming that we don't need perpetual war for peace but it is perpetual war when you can drop bombs on any country and then claim that it's not working john brennan often referred to as the architect of the administration's drone war how it's the new opportunities for the u.s. to wage wars without risking american lives there's another reason a targeted strikes can be a wise choice strategic consequences that inevitably come with the use of force. as we have seen the killing large armies abroad is our best offense all in all the u.s. now has around ten thousand drones in its fleet not all of them carry weapons of course a lot of them are for surveillance both
raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the u.s. is said to expand its remote control warfare setting up new drone bases across the world has redefined war during intervention in libya he made the case that the war powers act in a pride because there was no risk to american soldiers and so under that rationale he can expand the global war while in his state of the union address claiming that we don't need perpetual war for peace but it is perpetual war when you can drop bombs...
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he fights -- invites everybody can find u.s. written anything remotely interesting about the subject of counterinsurgency warfare. he comes up about 30 people. and they all assemble in basin harbor for five days to discuss these things. the pivotal thing about this meeting is not so much what they discussed but that they meant. once these people did not know each other before. they did not know of one another's existence. they thought they were out on land, you know, on a daring and just trying stephanotis going to read that was weigh against what was going on in the mainstream army. a lot of these people were junior officers, some of them are mid-level officials within tintypes. and they realized, they formed a community and might be able to do something if they work together. so they come away from basin harbor with a great sense of mission. meanwhile, patraeus, sitting in -- meanwhile, petreaus sitting in leavenworth demean as these people at this conference. summer students our colleagues are people who had been under his co
he fights -- invites everybody can find u.s. written anything remotely interesting about the subject of counterinsurgency warfare. he comes up about 30 people. and they all assemble in basin harbor for five days to discuss these things. the pivotal thing about this meeting is not so much what they discussed but that they meant. once these people did not know each other before. they did not know of one another's existence. they thought they were out on land, you know, on a daring and just trying...
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and unless not check some other stories from around the globe this hour in the u.s. eight people have died their boss collided with a pickup truck on a narrow mountain highway in southern california dozens of others were reportedly injured and treated at the scene a possum passenger car was also caught in the accident they rode was reduced to one lane causing a major traffic jam. environ government forces were once again clashed with anti regime protesters in the rural areas tear gas was used against the crowds hurling petrol bombs bahrain has suffered almost daily violence since an uprising began two years ago in a public call for greater freedoms from their monarchy the authorities are accused of oppression under severe quieted down opposition activists allegedly illegally jailing and torturing some to keep them quiet. and the gyptian man who was beaten naked in the streets of cairo during demonstrations on friday as riot police are to blame they have previously accused opposition protesters of being behind that footage of suburbs treatment of the homes of uniforme
and unless not check some other stories from around the globe this hour in the u.s. eight people have died their boss collided with a pickup truck on a narrow mountain highway in southern california dozens of others were reportedly injured and treated at the scene a possum passenger car was also caught in the accident they rode was reduced to one lane causing a major traffic jam. environ government forces were once again clashed with anti regime protesters in the rural areas tear gas was used...
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the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when it's an informed high level of social of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. at the very beginning of the hearing as john brennan was delivering his remarks he was interrupted five times or so by protesters who stood up and expressed shouted out whether their opposition to those executions senators had to take a recess for the protesters to be removed from the hearing and these protests are steered by numerous reports that the drone strikes kill innocent people as well not just suspected terrorists everybody expected tough questions on drugs but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program if saving lives and that you should take the administration's word for it but a private haring now wait strong brennan in order to find out
the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when it's an informed high level of social of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. at the very beginning of the hearing as john brennan was delivering his remarks he was interrupted five times or so by protesters who...
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israel says something it means that he did stop short of actually assuming israel's involvement now u.s. officials have said that the strike targeted an arms convoy that was carrying anti aircraft weapons from syria to lebanon according to the israeli defense minister ehud barak he said that we do not think and i'm quoting that syria should be allowed to bring advanced weapons systems into lebanon and it is important to make the point that his comments does not constitute acknowledgment of israel's involvement in the strike but it certainly does suggest the possibility that it took place and it was responsible for it but also said that the syrian president bashar assad's fall is imminent and that it would serve as a major blow to his bella and iran need to look at this israeli strategy and it's a strategy that israel has employed in the past and that is namely a strategy of silence it is strategic it doesn't give any kind of confirmation or any kind of denial of what is wrong. has done in the past is norwegian attack then leave and it really its response has been a no comment which real
israel says something it means that he did stop short of actually assuming israel's involvement now u.s. officials have said that the strike targeted an arms convoy that was carrying anti aircraft weapons from syria to lebanon according to the israeli defense minister ehud barak he said that we do not think and i'm quoting that syria should be allowed to bring advanced weapons systems into lebanon and it is important to make the point that his comments does not constitute acknowledgment of...
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it's worth arise by the u.s. congress by certain very important congress people who believe that they are reflecting the will of the american people in the wake of nine eleven there was a huge outcry in america for vengeance for the united states to prove for the government to prove that it was more terrible than the people who launched the nine eleven attack and so congress believing that it reflects the will of the american people authorize the cia to do this since nine eleven the government has been able to maintain this attitude that it's required for security to commit crimes this is never been necessary before what it illustrates is that the government is more capable propagandizing the american people by exaggerating the threats that exist in order to perpetuate which probably is a state of emergency that really doesn't exist in which the government is able to portray the united states the greatest military power that ever existed on the planet earth and some of the person that's been bully. the truth is e
it's worth arise by the u.s. congress by certain very important congress people who believe that they are reflecting the will of the american people in the wake of nine eleven there was a huge outcry in america for vengeance for the united states to prove for the government to prove that it was more terrible than the people who launched the nine eleven attack and so congress believing that it reflects the will of the american people authorize the cia to do this since nine eleven the government...
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let's move on now and let's go to some other stories from around the globe in the u.s. eight people have died after a bus collided with a pickup truck on a narrow mountain highway in southern california dozens of others are reportedly injured and treated at the. seen a passing passenger car also caught in the accident they road was reduced to one lane causing a major traffic jam. in bahrain government forces will once again clash with anti regime places and bowral areas jackass was used against the crowds hurling petrol bombs bahrain has suffered almost daily violence since an uprising began two years ago and a public call for greater freedoms from that moment go forty's are accused of operation of russian i should say and a severe chronic down on opposition activists a measured way illegally jailing and to train some to keep them quiet. gyptian a man who was beaten naked in the streets of cairo during demonstrations on friday says riot police are to blame they have previously accused opposition protesters of being behind the times footage of suburbs treatment of the ha
let's move on now and let's go to some other stories from around the globe in the u.s. eight people have died after a bus collided with a pickup truck on a narrow mountain highway in southern california dozens of others are reportedly injured and treated at the. seen a passing passenger car also caught in the accident they road was reduced to one lane causing a major traffic jam. in bahrain government forces will once again clash with anti regime places and bowral areas jackass was used against...
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in the u.s. the los angeles police department says it will reopen investigation to the dismissal of all this officer who is now on the run suspected of how the officials will look into the fugitives allegations of racism and corruption among his ex colleagues christopher dorner was fired in two thousand and nine he's now wanted for that really killing three people after posting a manifesto online so he has forty targets on his hit list. expected militants have killed five soldiers and wounded one in a roadside attack an island police say a car bomb was detonated truck carrying the troops through attackers then opened fire on the soldiers security forces are frequently ambushed in the rest of self attacks have claimed more than five thousand lives since two thousand and four. battles have erupted between government troops and it's honest militants in mali's at northern city of gal the area was retaken from rebels by french back mali and forces a fortnight ago and here the city was rocked by two su
in the u.s. the los angeles police department says it will reopen investigation to the dismissal of all this officer who is now on the run suspected of how the officials will look into the fugitives allegations of racism and corruption among his ex colleagues christopher dorner was fired in two thousand and nine he's now wanted for that really killing three people after posting a manifesto online so he has forty targets on his hit list. expected militants have killed five soldiers and wounded...
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and the u.s. political elite endorses a new secretaries for state and defense with neither expected to change much and america's foreign policy. in the headlines over the week here on r t today. welcome to the weekly. now the friendship backed intervention in mali has been mobbed by alleged human rights abuses with activists accusing the joint forces of killing civilians torture and ethnic reprisals by the local army and with all the media attention now focused on the visit of president francois hollande information about the reported atrocities it's very hard to get but we did manage to get an exclusive report from one of the war ravaged areas. david cameron is getting sucked into something that i don't think he's seriously thought through two weeks ago we started offering transport planes to france we then sent force protection to back up the transport planes we sent trainers and we have additional force protection to protect them we then have surveillance aircraft going overhead and there are r
and the u.s. political elite endorses a new secretaries for state and defense with neither expected to change much and america's foreign policy. in the headlines over the week here on r t today. welcome to the weekly. now the friendship backed intervention in mali has been mobbed by alleged human rights abuses with activists accusing the joint forces of killing civilians torture and ethnic reprisals by the local army and with all the media attention now focused on the visit of president...
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the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas went down quote an informed high level of social of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. at the very beginning of the hearing as john brennan was delivering kids' remarks he was interrupted five times or so by protesters who stood up and expressed shouted out whether their opposition to those executions senators had to take a recess for for the protesters to be removed from the hearing and these protests are steered by numerous reports that the drone strikes kill innocent people as well not just suspected terrorists everybody expected tough questions on drugs but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program if saving lives and that you should take the administration's word for it. a private hearing now waits john brennan in order to
the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas went down quote an informed high level of social of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. at the very beginning of the hearing as john brennan was delivering kids' remarks he was interrupted five times or so by protesters...
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this is coming to you live from moscow welcome back the u.s. political establishment is continuing to endorse new chiefs senator john kerry was sworn in as u.s. secretary of state this week while defiance to know many chuck hagel was grilled by the senate hagel says military force as a last resort and the u. it has attracted admiration and criticism on american politicians on some experts believe washington is far from finished with its foreign military campaigns who's in charge of the band. and president obama was elected in two thousand in a way that you know the same kind of hope tim is in was there with shutting down get momentum in these wars and fighting the right kind of wars but then we find out when the you know after the deal is done after the elections are over the nomination process is over we continue with our war footing around the world no matter what the politicians come before those cameras and tell you what they were the key factors are that we need to take care of it be a social safety net or the economy or or jobs being crea
this is coming to you live from moscow welcome back the u.s. political establishment is continuing to endorse new chiefs senator john kerry was sworn in as u.s. secretary of state this week while defiance to know many chuck hagel was grilled by the senate hagel says military force as a last resort and the u. it has attracted admiration and criticism on american politicians on some experts believe washington is far from finished with its foreign military campaigns who's in charge of the band....
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some other world headlines in brief for you now in the u.s. the los angeles police department says it will reopen the investigation into the dismissal of a police officer who is now on the run the suspected of murder officials will look into the fugitive allegations of racism and corruption among his colleagues is a dollar was fired in two thousand and one. is now wanted for allegedly killing three people after posting a manifesto on no i say he has forty targets on his hit list. suspected militants have killed five soldiers and wounded one in a roadside attack in thailand car bomb was detonated as a truck carrying the troops drove by attackers and opened fire on the soldiers security forces are frequently ambushed in the restive south where attacks have claimed more than five thousand lives since two thousand and four. iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad has said that talks to the u.s. on the country's nuclear nations are still possible and stressed washington would have to stop pointing a gun that tehran comes after a statement from iran's
some other world headlines in brief for you now in the u.s. the los angeles police department says it will reopen the investigation into the dismissal of a police officer who is now on the run the suspected of murder officials will look into the fugitive allegations of racism and corruption among his colleagues is a dollar was fired in two thousand and one. is now wanted for allegedly killing three people after posting a manifesto on no i say he has forty targets on his hit list. suspected...
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they they would dismiss any accusation because the u.s. government has classified everything related to its torture practices but yet you go to prison because he talked about it why do you think this administration president obama who signed an executive order to stop torture at the very beginning of his first term why do you think he's protecting folks from the previous administration most people don't realize this but president obama has surrounded himself with the same intelligence advisors who advised president bush through most of the first term the cia had the same deputy director that bush had the same director of operations that bush had john brennan who is president obama's new designee to be the cia director and until what a week ago or so was the deputy national security adviser was under president bush the director of the national counterterrorism center and up to his eyeballs in torture policy so even though we changed presidents there was really no change of intelligence advisors at least not on counterterrorism john brennan
they they would dismiss any accusation because the u.s. government has classified everything related to its torture practices but yet you go to prison because he talked about it why do you think this administration president obama who signed an executive order to stop torture at the very beginning of his first term why do you think he's protecting folks from the previous administration most people don't realize this but president obama has surrounded himself with the same intelligence advisors...
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u.s. senate hearings are underway for president obama's controversial pick to be the new chief of the cia already been interrupted due to protests by activists angry behind . america's infamous drone program it could be head of the agency. political chaos in tunisia anti-government protests turn into violent clashes with police the ruling bloc the prime minister's plan to form a coalition government. and the countdown to the next winter olympics begins its exactly one year until russia first ever winter games that promise to become the most unique and the most expensive in history. but not everyone is in the mood russia's president lashes out over spending a key figure behind the two thousand and fourteen games. in broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is r.t. certainly glad to have you with us. now from drone strikes to torture techniques barack obama's nominee for head of the cia is facing tough questions in the senate confirmation hearing the session is underway again
u.s. senate hearings are underway for president obama's controversial pick to be the new chief of the cia already been interrupted due to protests by activists angry behind . america's infamous drone program it could be head of the agency. political chaos in tunisia anti-government protests turn into violent clashes with police the ruling bloc the prime minister's plan to form a coalition government. and the countdown to the next winter olympics begins its exactly one year until russia first...
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u.s. secretary of state she's traveled the world on numerous diplomatic missions but as she leaves her post with great fanfare does the hype match her record that's a question we'll ask coming up. the u.s. and the u.n. have imposed numerous sanctions against iran and its ability to sell oil around the globe but a new report says american officials in afghanistan failed to verify that fuel purchased for afghan security forces didn't come from iran is this yet another case of us a pop or c. . from immigration to health care the u.s. is facing serious problems but can a government that's deeply divided along party lines actually solve these different problems are to shine the light on some of the issues that's creating a broken system in the u.s. . it's friday february first him in washington d.c. meghan lopez and you're watching r.t. . well we begin with news coming out of turkey today two people are dead after a suicide bomber attacked the american embassy in an carra the turkish guardednes
u.s. secretary of state she's traveled the world on numerous diplomatic missions but as she leaves her post with great fanfare does the hype match her record that's a question we'll ask coming up. the u.s. and the u.n. have imposed numerous sanctions against iran and its ability to sell oil around the globe but a new report says american officials in afghanistan failed to verify that fuel purchased for afghan security forces didn't come from iran is this yet another case of us a pop or c. ....
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enjoy he spoke of the u.s. and britain as having the most open relationship that they have with any country in the world well that's all well and good but is a satisfactory relationship everyone wants to talk more about that i'm joined by a member of the u.k. independence party stephen wolf thank you very much joining us to stephen open relationships let's go into that is it really beneficial day for everyone i'm not sure it actually is i mean it should be we are and we are two countries that actually share common values in terms of our legal systems our language the way that we look at business and it should be but over the period of the years that we have this special relationship to winston churchill the first court in the fridge we've seen lots of arguments between ourselves and those of you know states clearly there was a huge to. from the way that the british public did not want to get involved in afghanistan we also had a disagreement in the way that we did not want to get in vietnam and only recently we
enjoy he spoke of the u.s. and britain as having the most open relationship that they have with any country in the world well that's all well and good but is a satisfactory relationship everyone wants to talk more about that i'm joined by a member of the u.k. independence party stephen wolf thank you very much joining us to stephen open relationships let's go into that is it really beneficial day for everyone i'm not sure it actually is i mean it should be we are and we are two countries that...
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secretary of state hillary clinton recently testified to congress in regards to the attack on the u.s. consulate was killed an american ambassador in benghazi libya during the testimony couldn't rather calmly said things like that the revolutions that sprang up during the arab spring like in libya where the events in bali have created instability and safe havens for terrorists and she made it clear that there is no doubt that the algerian terrorists had weapons from libya so the us secretary has basically admitted that the actions of the usa and nato have caused a mass instability that has allowed the seeds of terrorism to grow when the justification for most of the actions in the muslim world is to stop evil dictators who harbor terrorists or spread chiding democracy if libya would have been left alone algerian terrorists wouldn't be getting any weapons from it now this is like an exterminator accidentally or maybe on purpose actually feeding the roaches in your basements that there are ten times more of them and then saying that he has to keep working.
secretary of state hillary clinton recently testified to congress in regards to the attack on the u.s. consulate was killed an american ambassador in benghazi libya during the testimony couldn't rather calmly said things like that the revolutions that sprang up during the arab spring like in libya where the events in bali have created instability and safe havens for terrorists and she made it clear that there is no doubt that the algerian terrorists had weapons from libya so the us secretary...
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the can actually call for victims and the right even when the u.s. listed that's it on its black lives the amount of defending it because they know they can accomplish the coalition will only be able to do what its founder and i mean financing. the entity we ask them to do and if they don't do that they will lose the financing and they lose the support so they have to do this in the same plan they don't know how to hold and they cannot because they are not united and they don't have the same view was there it's a big mess and yet the west would like to see this big mess fall in the currency. now your financial state sex life and personal relationships all information that is apparently relevant to u.s. national security according to the cia thousands of people in america now have to once a very intimate questions or taking obligatory polygraph tests what is reported to the story. for more than three decades john sullivan worked as a polygraph examiner for america's central intelligence agency today the retired cia employee is offering some strong opi
the can actually call for victims and the right even when the u.s. listed that's it on its black lives the amount of defending it because they know they can accomplish the coalition will only be able to do what its founder and i mean financing. the entity we ask them to do and if they don't do that they will lose the financing and they lose the support so they have to do this in the same plan they don't know how to hold and they cannot because they are not united and they don't have the same...
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u.s. military pushing to defend the killing machine drones are more properly titled remotely piloted vehicles allow us to do is to project capability without projecting vulnerability in their revolutionizing warfare by allowing us to see and keep you from half a world away a major drone manufacturer lockheed martin has financed an hour long documentary on drones aired recently on u.s. public television counting the technological capabilities of the killing machine from trailers like this pilots of the predator and its larger cousin the reaper have killed thousands of individual since two thousand and one using remotely piloted aircraft contrary to popular belief actually provides the greatest degree of ethical oversight for their use of this young man in pakistan would probably disagree several of his family members died at the remote hands of a drone more than a thousand other civilians were reportedly killed by u.s. drone strikes in pakistan and yemen we find ourselves murdering people i
u.s. military pushing to defend the killing machine drones are more properly titled remotely piloted vehicles allow us to do is to project capability without projecting vulnerability in their revolutionizing warfare by allowing us to see and keep you from half a world away a major drone manufacturer lockheed martin has financed an hour long documentary on drones aired recently on u.s. public television counting the technological capabilities of the killing machine from trailers like this pilots...
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then a forum on u.s.-israel relations. on the next washington journal, mark ginsburg discusses the situation in egypt and syria and how president obama's new foreign-policy team my dish -- might address them. the president of women drive worldwide talks about women's rights. washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> john mccain's 2000 campaign when he ran for president as the most memorable campaign of any i have covered or been around. we will never see it again. here he was facing george w. bush to have the republican party backing him and all the money and john mccain came out and help 114 town meetings and stayed there until every question was answered. you could see the light bulb going on in people's heads. whenever going to get a patient's bill of rights? it was refreshing candor. he was totally open to the press. there was a candor and a welcome this. -- and a welcomeness that no one has seen before or since. >> sunday night at 8:00 on c- span's q&a. monday, a journalist jim lehrer, martha raddatz
then a forum on u.s.-israel relations. on the next washington journal, mark ginsburg discusses the situation in egypt and syria and how president obama's new foreign-policy team my dish -- might address them. the president of women drive worldwide talks about women's rights. washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> john mccain's 2000 campaign when he ran for president as the most memorable campaign of any i have covered or been around. we will never see it again. here...
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u.s. and other countries to pass tougher and tougher sanctions on iran he really can't he's a really bad state so iran needs all the friends he can get there's no reason for iran should be isolated there's no proof it's developing nuclear weapons it's got a peaceful nuclear energy program which there's no evidence to the contrary so therefore it's it's wrong but it should be totally isolated. u.s. president joe biden joined the british prime minister david cameron for a national security meeting earlier today in downing street it was attended by british military chiefs intelligence officials and political leaders the american v.p. arrived in the u.k. monday following visits to berlin and paris for top level talks. as this report. for the vice president he is known for sometimes putting his foot in his mouth it could of almost being another gaffe but some a very quick to point out when he said that he talks of being delighted to have been invited to that meeting and of having spent half his
u.s. and other countries to pass tougher and tougher sanctions on iran he really can't he's a really bad state so iran needs all the friends he can get there's no reason for iran should be isolated there's no proof it's developing nuclear weapons it's got a peaceful nuclear energy program which there's no evidence to the contrary so therefore it's it's wrong but it should be totally isolated. u.s. president joe biden joined the british prime minister david cameron for a national security...
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a u.s. and geo claims more than fifty countries were involved in america's notorious extraordinary rendition program some going as far as hosting cia black sites for enhanced interrogation of terror suspects r.t. asks why so many governments got involved in what activists call state sponsored kidnapping and torture. and president ahmadinejad flies into egypt in what is the first trip of its kind by an iranian leader in thirty years the visit is seen as an attempt to improve ties between the two regional heavyweights amid rising tensions with his room. and broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is certainly glad to have you with us the french military assisted by local militia has taken the city of the last major city still controlled by islamist militants meanwhile warplanes have continued striking the remaining militant hideouts in the far north of the country the french foreign minister has hinted that the operation may be over as early as march but while the advance has been sw
a u.s. and geo claims more than fifty countries were involved in america's notorious extraordinary rendition program some going as far as hosting cia black sites for enhanced interrogation of terror suspects r.t. asks why so many governments got involved in what activists call state sponsored kidnapping and torture. and president ahmadinejad flies into egypt in what is the first trip of its kind by an iranian leader in thirty years the visit is seen as an attempt to improve ties between the two...
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a leaking blog page of the u.s. military stands accused of violating washington's oil embargo against iran while to run rebels in record export revenues. two people were killed and several injured by suicide bombers and the judge made to his wife for be entrance to the u.s. embassy in the turkish capital ankara. egyptians magia cross the country in protests again massive demonstrations call for the president hugo riemann to try and stop the violence is fine after a week of deadly clashes. and the british government pulls on the welcome mat as fears grow of a lot of european immigrants despite plugging the u.k. and the world's best destiny. it's eight pm here in moscow you live with us on our tea with me to bomb would say it's good to have your company this evening america's oil blockade against iran and its merger may have been violated by none other than the u.s. military itself the pentagon has admitted a conduct consuls some of the fuel it brought in for its operation in afghanistan it's now suspected that irania
a leaking blog page of the u.s. military stands accused of violating washington's oil embargo against iran while to run rebels in record export revenues. two people were killed and several injured by suicide bombers and the judge made to his wife for be entrance to the u.s. embassy in the turkish capital ankara. egyptians magia cross the country in protests again massive demonstrations call for the president hugo riemann to try and stop the violence is fine after a week of deadly clashes. and...
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even unfortunately it's usually months after a russian child has died and in the u.s. that the american side informs us about it and one case it was five years after a boy died meanwhile at the u.s. state department we obviously take very seriously the welfare of children particularly children who've been adopted from other countries according to moscow little corp has been shown until it was demanded. along with two dozen deaths caused by abuse and even manslaughter russia in a move often criticized recently imposed a ban on american adoption of its kids i have always believed that russia should stop these adoptions and i hope that they maintain this ban and don't yield to pressure weeks after my death texan officials have little to say while they wait for autopsy results the results of the investigation with russia heavily involved and asking for punishment of those responsible could take weeks to be announced no arrests have yet been made while the investigation of floor paste and the alleged information on the little boy's life and death extremely scarce one of the
even unfortunately it's usually months after a russian child has died and in the u.s. that the american side informs us about it and one case it was five years after a boy died meanwhile at the u.s. state department we obviously take very seriously the welfare of children particularly children who've been adopted from other countries according to moscow little corp has been shown until it was demanded. along with two dozen deaths caused by abuse and even manslaughter russia in a move often...
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first african american u.s. president in africa. >> once he stepped out and made his way from just outside the door, everybody just went crazy and the drums started and the dancing started going. >> craig stewart was standing on the tarmac witnessing history. beth parker fox 5 news. >> that is a cool job. >> sure is. >> coming up next, emails and phone calls off the clock. should you be paid for it? are you technically working. the lawsuit one city is facing ahead. >> plus the unusual way an nfl star proposed that's receiving criticism. first it's time to check in with holly. >> reporter: how do you teach your kids to stand up to bullies? you might start the lesson here at imagination stage where we are live and anime momotaro is coming to life on stage. it is a japanese animated cartoon that does come to life and teach such important lessons. coming up live we're going to talk about how to do it and why this is a particularly exciting time here. all live later on fox 5 morning news. news. >> as we take you to b
first african american u.s. president in africa. >> once he stepped out and made his way from just outside the door, everybody just went crazy and the drums started and the dancing started going. >> craig stewart was standing on the tarmac witnessing history. beth parker fox 5 news. >> that is a cool job. >> sure is. >> coming up next, emails and phone calls off the clock. should you be paid for it? are you technically working. the lawsuit one city is facing ahead....
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the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas ones to go down quote an informed high level of social of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. everybody expected tough questions on drawls but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program if saving lives and that you should take the administration's word for it well still to come in the program the los angeles police department is on a manhunt for a former officer gone rogue. fired l.a.p.d. cop excuse me a retired l.a.p.d. cop tells us what might be behind christopher dorner his personal war on his former colleagues. it's been hailed as an historic agreement members reaching consensus on a budget cut for the first time since the block was created but it seems that now it's the european parliament's turn to put a spoke in the wheel
the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas ones to go down quote an informed high level of social of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. everybody expected tough questions on drawls but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the...
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enjoy he spoke of the u.s. and britain as having the most open relationship that they have with any country in the world well that's all well and good but is a satisfactory relationship everyone want to talk more about that i'm doing by a member of the u.k. independence party stephen wolf thank you very much joining us from relationships that's going to that is it really beneficial day for everyone i'm not sure about chile i mean it should be we are and we are two countries that actually share common values in terms of our legal systems of language the way that we look at business and it should be but over the period of the years that we have this special relationship to winston churchill first quarter the friends we see lots of arguments between also on those you state clearly there was a huge to. agreed in the way that the british public did not want to get involved in afghanistan we also had a disagreement in the way that we did not want to get in vietnam and only recently we've heard president obama suggest
enjoy he spoke of the u.s. and britain as having the most open relationship that they have with any country in the world well that's all well and good but is a satisfactory relationship everyone want to talk more about that i'm doing by a member of the u.k. independence party stephen wolf thank you very much joining us from relationships that's going to that is it really beneficial day for everyone i'm not sure about chile i mean it should be we are and we are two countries that actually share...
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a leaking blog page of the u.s. military stands accused of violent washington's oil embargo against iran while ciaran revels in record export revenues. to people are killed in several injured by a suicide bomber detonated his device at the entrance to the us embassy in the turkish capital ankara. egyptians magia cross the country in protest again massive demonstrations called for the president to go by to remain to try and stop the violence a sign after a week of deadly clashes. and the british government pulls out the welcome mat as fears grow of a lot of european immigrants despite clogging the u.k. as the world's best destiny. it's eight pm here in moscow you live with us on our tea with me to bomb would say it's good to have you company this evening america's oil blockade against iran and its marriage may have been violated by none other than the u.s. military itself the pentagon has admitted a condo consuls some of the fuel we brought in for its operation in afghanistan it's now suspected that iranian petrol ma
a leaking blog page of the u.s. military stands accused of violent washington's oil embargo against iran while ciaran revels in record export revenues. to people are killed in several injured by a suicide bomber detonated his device at the entrance to the us embassy in the turkish capital ankara. egyptians magia cross the country in protest again massive demonstrations called for the president to go by to remain to try and stop the violence a sign after a week of deadly clashes. and the british...
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they planned multibillion dollar u.s. defense shield in new europe might not actually be able to fulfill its announced a goal to protect america from a possible iranian nuclear excuse me missile strikes the flaws were highlighted in classified studies made by the defense department prepared for a congressional briefing russia has long been critical of the missile shield close to its borders which the u.s. insists is aimed strictly at preventing attacks from iran and north korea alice slater new york director of the nuclear age peace foundation says that the machine has little to do with defense and is merely driven by the us is policy of world domination we now this is being driven by cooperate commercial interests there but when president i think. the military industrial complex and the tasks that they've been doing over the years that started back with reagan with his recall that stalin was at the time they don't they don't work they have fixed they rig the target so everybody knows it's not working and yet that machine
they planned multibillion dollar u.s. defense shield in new europe might not actually be able to fulfill its announced a goal to protect america from a possible iranian nuclear excuse me missile strikes the flaws were highlighted in classified studies made by the defense department prepared for a congressional briefing russia has long been critical of the missile shield close to its borders which the u.s. insists is aimed strictly at preventing attacks from iran and north korea alice slater new...
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looking at it in sheer political terms, this as global implications for the u.s. economy tanking as a result of this. >> you think the american people are getting fed up with this? this has been going on for years. >> and worse and worse, so that there is no planning. you have a five-year transportation bill, then a two-year transportation bill, then and nothing transportation bill. >> what does it take to make the government do the right thing? what sort of crisis? i would rather have an internal washington crisis to force them to do it than wait for a real crisis. if this were a forcing event, it would not be such a bad thing. >> but we keep having these forcing events and all that happens is that we keep waiting another three months. >> every state is going to be affected by this. >> the fall line and a conservative movement is clear here. -- fault line in the conservative movement is clear here. john boehner is warning that it would be 1 million jobs in defense cuts. at the same time, "the wall street journal" editorial pages oo-poohing the cuts. >> the cia, d
looking at it in sheer political terms, this as global implications for the u.s. economy tanking as a result of this. >> you think the american people are getting fed up with this? this has been going on for years. >> and worse and worse, so that there is no planning. you have a five-year transportation bill, then a two-year transportation bill, then and nothing transportation bill. >> what does it take to make the government do the right thing? what sort of crisis? i would...
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by u.s. family from the same or footage as dimitri jacoba who died of heat stroke in two thousand and eight after being left inside an overheated car yacob lives name is now the title of a rush limbaugh that prohibits the adoption of russian children by u.s. citizens well critics say the law it's too harsh while supporters claim it's the only thing to be done until the u.s. can assure the safety of russian adoptees and adequate justice for violent crimes against children. in the somali right there and another of obama's recent nominations this time the new military chief faces his latest battle today still to come here on the program a report on where chuck hagel stands after being all but hung out to dry in a bitter partisan standoff. when a welfare is unfair u.k. unemployment benefits lead to a generation is giving up on going to work because it's simply more lucrative to take government handouts and much more after the break. to use our life. into no silence. invisible to everyone. every d
by u.s. family from the same or footage as dimitri jacoba who died of heat stroke in two thousand and eight after being left inside an overheated car yacob lives name is now the title of a rush limbaugh that prohibits the adoption of russian children by u.s. citizens well critics say the law it's too harsh while supporters claim it's the only thing to be done until the u.s. can assure the safety of russian adoptees and adequate justice for violent crimes against children. in the somali right...
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vice president joe biden said that the u.s. was ready for direct negotiations with the with iran do you see it as a breakthrough as a serious push for diplomacy on the part of washington well hopefully and of course we're looking forward to the resumption of the talks of the six. in late february and we have always welcomed the possibility of direct contacts between the united states and iran unfortunately over the years there's been some back and forth some positive statements on the one side were met by negative statements on the other side this time i understand there has been a strong negative statement from high level from tehran which which was saying that those talks were impossible but the iranians are notoriously difficult to negotiators and of course the subject matter is very complex so on each particular issue there are always very difficult discussions it is. quite a challenge to make headway but there we believe that there has been some ted way on the substance of those discussions that we hope that there is a goo
vice president joe biden said that the u.s. was ready for direct negotiations with the with iran do you see it as a breakthrough as a serious push for diplomacy on the part of washington well hopefully and of course we're looking forward to the resumption of the talks of the six. in late february and we have always welcomed the possibility of direct contacts between the united states and iran unfortunately over the years there's been some back and forth some positive statements on the one side...
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u.s. military pushing to defend the killing machine. drones are more properly titled remotely piloted vehicles allow us to do is to project capability without projecting vulnerability in their revolutionizing north. by allowing us to see and q. from half a world away a major drone manufacturer lockheed martin has financed an hour long documentary on drones aired recently on u.s. public television counting the technological capabilities of the killing machine from trailers like this pilots of the predator and its larger cousin the reaper have killed thousands of individual since two thousand and one using remotely piloted aircraft contrary to popular belief actually provides the greatest degree of ethical oversight for their use of this young man in pakistan would probably disagree several of his family members died at the remote hands of a drone more than a thousand other civilians were reportedly killed by u.s. drone strikes in pakistan and yemen we find ourselves murdering people in many
u.s. military pushing to defend the killing machine. drones are more properly titled remotely piloted vehicles allow us to do is to project capability without projecting vulnerability in their revolutionizing north. by allowing us to see and q. from half a world away a major drone manufacturer lockheed martin has financed an hour long documentary on drones aired recently on u.s. public television counting the technological capabilities of the killing machine from trailers like this pilots of...
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the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when quote unquote an informed high level official of the u.s. government determines the target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. everybody expected tough questions on drones but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program if saving lives and you should take the administration's word for it. still ahead this hour a job that has sparked a scandal in the united kingdom. you can find out how a barista might be becoming a public sector job and why the suggested salary has outraged british taxpayers. plus third time lucky for georgia's president mikheil saakashvili as he almost fails to deliver his annual state of the nation's speech after parliament turns its back on him that and more for you after a short break. we'll . technology innovations all the developments from aroun
the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when quote unquote an informed high level official of the u.s. government determines the target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. everybody expected tough questions on drones but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the...
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and u.s. journalist and historian douglas valentine he says that washington's anti terror measures overzealously taking advantage of public fears and even stoking them fat. it's what the rise by the us congress by certain very important congress people who believe that they are reflecting the will of the american people in the wake of nine eleven there was a huge outcry in america for vengeance for the united states to prove for the government to prove that it was more terrible than the people who launched the nine eleven attack and so the congress believing that if you like the will of the american people authorize the cia to do this since nine eleven the government has been able to maintain this attitude that it's required for security to commit crime this is never been necessary before one of illustrates is that the government is more capable propagandizing the american people by exaggerating the threats that exist in order to perpetuate which probably is a state of emergency that really do
and u.s. journalist and historian douglas valentine he says that washington's anti terror measures overzealously taking advantage of public fears and even stoking them fat. it's what the rise by the us congress by certain very important congress people who believe that they are reflecting the will of the american people in the wake of nine eleven there was a huge outcry in america for vengeance for the united states to prove for the government to prove that it was more terrible than the people...
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u.s. government has only identified sixteen quote unquote high value detainees italy is the only country where a court has criminally has convicted officials for their involvement in extraordinary rendition operations ten of these the only country to issue an apology to and to agree to an extraordinary rendition victim here are our who was rendered to and tortured in syria and only three countries in addition to canada and sweden australia and the united kingdom have issued compensation to extraordinary rendition victims this report is ripe with human rights abuses and it's clear that high ranking bush administration officials bear responsibility for authorizing human rights violations and yet no one was prosecuted because the u.s. government has classified everything related to its torture practices any accusation would be dismissed on state secrets grounds. u.s. journalist and historian douglas valentine says washington's anti terror measures are overzealously taking advantage of public
u.s. government has only identified sixteen quote unquote high value detainees italy is the only country where a court has criminally has convicted officials for their involvement in extraordinary rendition operations ten of these the only country to issue an apology to and to agree to an extraordinary rendition victim here are our who was rendered to and tortured in syria and only three countries in addition to canada and sweden australia and the united kingdom have issued compensation to...
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along supreme leader ayatollah khamenei has rejected a u.s. offer of direct talks over its nuclear program saying the two countries cannot negotiate when tehran has a gun pointed at it this comes just a day after washington tightened economic sanctions on iran and that was strict in cash from oil production u.s. vice president joe biden made the offer of one to one discussions last saturday. now the leader of hamas says that he is in talks with palestinian president mahmoud abbas about forging a coalition government khaled mashal mentioned that both parties are getting ready ahead of parliamentary and presidential elections hamas have pushed the fatah movement headed by abbas out of the gaza strip in two thousand and seven sparking a conflict between the two sides. i have for you with the kaiser report don't go away. she did leverage sure it. was easy to believe in each most sophisticated radar which doesn't give a.
along supreme leader ayatollah khamenei has rejected a u.s. offer of direct talks over its nuclear program saying the two countries cannot negotiate when tehran has a gun pointed at it this comes just a day after washington tightened economic sanctions on iran and that was strict in cash from oil production u.s. vice president joe biden made the offer of one to one discussions last saturday. now the leader of hamas says that he is in talks with palestinian president mahmoud abbas about forging...
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concerns arise if the u.s. middle missile defense shield is fit to fulfill its announced goal propelling any possible strike from iran as classified studies unveiled serious flaws in the costly system. and russia counts down to the two thousand and fourteen winter olympics with moscow promising a grand spectacle the highly anticipated games are shaping up to be the most expensive in history with huge overspending already costing a key organizer his job. broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is r t i'm sean thomas let's get right to your top stories egypt's opposition has called for more rallies and threatened to storm the presidential palace the protesters. cuse mohamed morsi of not upholding the goals of the revolution that ousted hosni mubarak two years ago the turmoil has also been fueled by the authorities decision to block the video sharing web site you tube in the country for a month over its anti islamic content but as r.t. isabelle true reports the decision is only likely to inflame more ten
concerns arise if the u.s. middle missile defense shield is fit to fulfill its announced goal propelling any possible strike from iran as classified studies unveiled serious flaws in the costly system. and russia counts down to the two thousand and fourteen winter olympics with moscow promising a grand spectacle the highly anticipated games are shaping up to be the most expensive in history with huge overspending already costing a key organizer his job. broadcasting live from our studios in...
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justice department suggests the u.s. government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america somebody a u.s. citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against the united states then this illogical logic would present the idea that it would be ok for the president to order that that person be killed despite the u.n. raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the u.s. has said to expand its remote can. a war fare setting up new drone bases across the world has redefined war during intervention in libya he made the case that the war powers act in a private because there is no risk to american soldiers and so under that rationale he can expand the global war while in his state of the union address claiming that we don't need perpetual war for peace but it is perpetual war when you can drop bombs on any country and then claim that it's not working john brennan often referred to as the architect of the administration's drone war c
justice department suggests the u.s. government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america somebody a u.s. citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against the united states then this illogical logic would present the idea that it would be ok for the president to order that that person be killed despite the u.n. raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the u.s. has said to expand its remote...
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that despite this the u.s. still has a lot to do with the ongoing crisis in syria we tell each irgens exclusive interviews coming your way later this hour but here is a quick look at the united states chose to stay clean of the bad guys at some point of the crisis the did realize it seems that things going very wrong you know that various terrorist groups were coming in that the radical islamists are we're we're we're active and the original scenario they had in mind that it would take just a couple of months to topple the assad regime and then that sort of democracy will triumph was completely unrealistic but i mean they're not us this is an extremely powerful country definitely with a lot of an influence on for example such a country as qatar which is reportedly the main source of weapons and support for for armed opposition so the fact they simply say that they themselves are not doing that does not does not really absolve them completely from responsibility of what is happening in the. well look like a dist
that despite this the u.s. still has a lot to do with the ongoing crisis in syria we tell each irgens exclusive interviews coming your way later this hour but here is a quick look at the united states chose to stay clean of the bad guys at some point of the crisis the did realize it seems that things going very wrong you know that various terrorist groups were coming in that the radical islamists are we're we're we're active and the original scenario they had in mind that it would take just a...
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now u.s. army private bradley manning is about to face a new round of pretrial hearings manning faces a number of charges for allegedly hundred classified days or to the we can leaks website the most serious is aiding the enemy which could land him behind bars for life so mass rallies have been held in over seventy cities seventy cities across the walls to maga thousand days of his detention and attorney kevin zeese explains why many believe his treatment is unlawful. judge did recognize in the motion this moves for the solitary confinement that manning was treated improperly and did take a one hundred days off work of his whatever sentence of any he ends up with so the judge doesn't recognize the government did by the law and went to bars that's a positive it is and i hope that the judge will recognize that delaying this trial where they have is enough reason to dismiss the case that certain point all of the government's outages add up and the outrage is government conduct me recognizing the
now u.s. army private bradley manning is about to face a new round of pretrial hearings manning faces a number of charges for allegedly hundred classified days or to the we can leaks website the most serious is aiding the enemy which could land him behind bars for life so mass rallies have been held in over seventy cities seventy cities across the walls to maga thousand days of his detention and attorney kevin zeese explains why many believe his treatment is unlawful. judge did recognize in the...
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well you know if i'm charged with murder here in a u.s. court i can't say your honor it's all right i've written a memo to liberalize it but that seems to be the understanding that is now perforating the us media here is a program that we've known about for years we've known that men women and children were on the lists for years we've known that americans have been targeted and killed we've known that there were hundreds of civilian deaths and non targeted individual deaths and no one charged with a crime we've known that they've been doing double taps or they target rescuers of victims that they've been targeting people without so much as knowing their name and it's not just the u.s. government that's lost the moral high ground it's the u.s. public i saw a poll today that said that eighty three percent of americans are all ok with the president doing this to not americans but when it comes to u.s. citizens only twenty four percent say it's ok so you do the math what percentage of americans are bigots because there is a clear double stand
well you know if i'm charged with murder here in a u.s. court i can't say your honor it's all right i've written a memo to liberalize it but that seems to be the understanding that is now perforating the us media here is a program that we've known about for years we've known that men women and children were on the lists for years we've known that americans have been targeted and killed we've known that there were hundreds of civilian deaths and non targeted individual deaths and no one charged...
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our best offense all in all the u.s. now has around ten thousand drones in its fleet not all of them carry weapons of course a lot of them are for surveillance both domestic and international there's a great push both from the administration and the drone makers to present them as america's next best thing john brennan if confirmed will soon be at the helm of the cia and no one doubts that under him the program will expand even further the goal is pretty much clear to be able to control the world with a remote control in washington i'm going to. get more analysis now on barack obama's pick for the cia head as well as the implications that this choice holds we're going to be joined live right now by activist and author david swanson david thanks so much for being back on the program now mr brennan is of course known for methods that have frankly enraged and even alienated many of america's allies especially when we're talking about interrogation methods on the drone program what in your view would his approval his confirm
our best offense all in all the u.s. now has around ten thousand drones in its fleet not all of them carry weapons of course a lot of them are for surveillance both domestic and international there's a great push both from the administration and the drone makers to present them as america's next best thing john brennan if confirmed will soon be at the helm of the cia and no one doubts that under him the program will expand even further the goal is pretty much clear to be able to control the...
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a reporter accuses over fifty countries of assisting the u.s. and secretly detaining interrogating and torturing terrorist suspects abroad. iran's president on an historic visit to cairo western friendly egypt looking ready to perhaps open a new phase of relations with tara. and one of the german chancellor's main election opponents says she's been just too hard on one of europe's most financially ravaged countries. find out why greece could be the key battleground states in this year's general election. well why news twenty four hours a day this is r t live from moscow with me rule re sushi welcome to the program as many as fifty four countries took part in the cia's secret detention and prisoner rendition program and the claim was made in a report from a new york based ngo which claims that foreign governments aided the u.s. in making sure that it tara geishas were out of the reach of the law more in this investigation now from a guy in a can. this is a very comprehensive report prepared by the open society foundations not only do they detail
a reporter accuses over fifty countries of assisting the u.s. and secretly detaining interrogating and torturing terrorist suspects abroad. iran's president on an historic visit to cairo western friendly egypt looking ready to perhaps open a new phase of relations with tara. and one of the german chancellor's main election opponents says she's been just too hard on one of europe's most financially ravaged countries. find out why greece could be the key battleground states in this year's general...
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in the u.s. the los angeles police department says it will reopen an investigation into the dismissal of a police officer who is now on the run is suspected of murder officials will look at the fugitives allegations of racism and corruption among his ex colleagues christopher dorner was fired in two thousand and nine he's now wanted for allegedly killing three people after posting a manifesto online. he was defense secretary leon panetta acknowledged this week for the first time that he backs arming syrian rebels the plan was put forward last summer by a senior u.s. politicians but was reportedly rebuffed by president obama russia's envoy to the u.n. told r.t. that despite this washington still bears some responsibility for what's going on in syria but only turkey an exclusive interview is coming your way in the next hour but here's a quick preview. but the united states chose to stay clean of the bad guys at some point of the crisis the did realize it seems that things going very wrong you know
in the u.s. the los angeles police department says it will reopen an investigation into the dismissal of a police officer who is now on the run is suspected of murder officials will look at the fugitives allegations of racism and corruption among his ex colleagues christopher dorner was fired in two thousand and nine he's now wanted for allegedly killing three people after posting a manifesto online. he was defense secretary leon panetta acknowledged this week for the first time that he backs...
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let's move on now and let's go to some other stories from around the globe in the u.s. eight people have died after a bus collided with a pickup truck on a narrow mountain highway in southern california dozens of others are reportedly injured and treated at the. seeing a passing passenger car also caught in the accident they road was reduced to one lane causing a major traffic jam. in bahrain government forces called once again clashed with anti regime prices and bowral areas to a gas was used against the crowds hurling petrol bombs bahrain has suffered almost daily violence since an uprising began two years ago and a public call for a greater freedom from that moment got ortiz are accused of operation of russian i should say and a severe chronic down on opposition activists a measured way illegally trailing and train some to keep them quiet. education a man who was beaten naked in the streets of cairo during demonstrations on friday says riot police are to blame they have previously accused opposition protesters of being behind the times footage of suburbs treatment of
let's move on now and let's go to some other stories from around the globe in the u.s. eight people have died after a bus collided with a pickup truck on a narrow mountain highway in southern california dozens of others are reportedly injured and treated at the. seeing a passing passenger car also caught in the accident they road was reduced to one lane causing a major traffic jam. in bahrain government forces called once again clashed with anti regime prices and bowral areas to a gas was used...
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the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas went down quote an informed high level of social of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. everybody expected tough questions on drones but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program is saving lives and that you should take the administration's word for it. and we're continuing to follow a number of stories i'll be right back with more news coming up for you right after a short break and watching our t.v. . there are twelve cities in the united states in which half of the people with hiv aids lives. with this is a problem that. they were really good. people really focused on. you certainly should be able to. bring. good laboratory. building. missions to teach. this is why you should care only. with. a turkish top naval commander has
the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas went down quote an informed high level of social of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. everybody expected tough questions on drones but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program...
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russia and the u.s. agreed to push for talks between the syrian government and the opposition to end the country's two year civil conflict. also for you world powers look to change iran is nuclear course at major talks with the easing of sanctions offered in exchange for the engine of uranium enrichment apparently the main deal on the table. good evening we've got news and analysis live from our moscow headquarters on lucie county one of and you're watching our team well it's the election that was meant to dig debt ridden italy out of its crisis and it is now adding a political stalemate to the economic distress no party or coalition has managed to secure a clear majority in either house of parliament with the country now stuck between options on the left and the right and with parties saying that they are unwilling to form any alliance as the prospect of a hung parliament unfortunately looks to be a real possibilities are to go has the details. it's. back with a vengeance he's just a ship. a man of some
russia and the u.s. agreed to push for talks between the syrian government and the opposition to end the country's two year civil conflict. also for you world powers look to change iran is nuclear course at major talks with the easing of sanctions offered in exchange for the engine of uranium enrichment apparently the main deal on the table. good evening we've got news and analysis live from our moscow headquarters on lucie county one of and you're watching our team well it's the election that...
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foreign service u.s. embassies have come under attack in a number of muslim countries just within the last year the u.s. ambassador to libya was killed in september. shortly after the u.s. helped carry out regime change there is a sense of denial in washington that this rage against the americans in the muslim world has something to do with washington's policies in those countries the u.s. has been very much invested in the middle east and north africa and from what we heard during john kerry's confirmation hearing at the moment the administration is reluctant to get involved militarily in syria and is also trying to play down the drums of war with iran but that may change very quickly because the u.s. still continues to threaten war with iran it's unclear what john kerry's role will be as a secretary of state in supporting or stopping the war he likes to present himself as this war politician but he is the same politician who voted to authorize the iraq invasion with no evidence at hand that iraq possess
foreign service u.s. embassies have come under attack in a number of muslim countries just within the last year the u.s. ambassador to libya was killed in september. shortly after the u.s. helped carry out regime change there is a sense of denial in washington that this rage against the americans in the muslim world has something to do with washington's policies in those countries the u.s. has been very much invested in the middle east and north africa and from what we heard during john kerry's...
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justice department suggest the u.s. government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america if you extend the logic or studio logic being proud by the white house now you come. lift you might say that we're in danger of going over we're getting very close to of thought crimes that if somebody a u.s. citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against the united states then this illogical logic would present the idea that it would be ok for the president to order that that person be killed despite the u.n. raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the u.s. has said to expand its remote control warfare setting up new drone bases across the world bombing has redefined war there an intervention in libya he made the case that the war powers act in a private because there is no risk to american soldiers and so under that rationale he can expand the global war while in his state of the union address claiming that we don't need perp
justice department suggest the u.s. government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america if you extend the logic or studio logic being proud by the white house now you come. lift you might say that we're in danger of going over we're getting very close to of thought crimes that if somebody a u.s. citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against the united states then this illogical logic would present the...
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well you know if i'm charged with murder here in a u.s. court i can't say your honor it's all right i've written a memo to liberalize it but that seems to be the understanding that is now perforating the us media here is a program that we've known about for years we've known that men women and children were on the lists for years we've known that americans have been targeted and killed we've known that there were hundreds of civilian deaths and non targeted individual deaths and no one charged with a crime we've known that they've been doing double taps or they target rescuers of victims that they've been targeting people without so much as knowing their name and it's not just the u.s. government that's lost the moral high ground it's the u.s. public i saw a poll today that said that eighty three percent of americans are all ok with the president doing this to not americans but when it comes to u.s. citizens only twenty four percent say it's ok so you do the math what percentage of americans are bigots because there is a clear double stand
well you know if i'm charged with murder here in a u.s. court i can't say your honor it's all right i've written a memo to liberalize it but that seems to be the understanding that is now perforating the us media here is a program that we've known about for years we've known that men women and children were on the lists for years we've known that americans have been targeted and killed we've known that there were hundreds of civilian deaths and non targeted individual deaths and no one charged...
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concerns arise if the u.s. middle missile defense shield is fit to fulfill its announced goal propelling any possible strike from iran as classified studies unveiled serious flaws in the costly system. and russia counts down to the two thousand and fourteen winter olympics with moscow promising a grand spectacle the highly anticipated games are shaping up to be the most expensive in history with huge overspending already costing a key organizer his job. from our studios in moscow this is r t i'm sean thomas let's get right to your top stories egypt's opposition has called for more rallies and threatened to storm the presidential palace the protesters accuse mohamed morsi of not upholding the goals of the revolution that ousted hosni mubarak two years ago the turmoil has also been fueled by the authorities decision to block the video sharing web site you tube in the country for a month over its anti islamic content but as r.t. isabelle true reports the decision is only likely to inflame more tensions. there's be
concerns arise if the u.s. middle missile defense shield is fit to fulfill its announced goal propelling any possible strike from iran as classified studies unveiled serious flaws in the costly system. and russia counts down to the two thousand and fourteen winter olympics with moscow promising a grand spectacle the highly anticipated games are shaping up to be the most expensive in history with huge overspending already costing a key organizer his job. from our studios in moscow this is r t...
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u.s. secretary of state john kerry promising. to change iran's nuclear talks the easing of sanctions. apparently the main deal on the table. well it's a pleasure to have you with us here on our. worldwide news live from moscow. now the election that was meant to dig. out of a crisis. political deadlock to economic distress. coalition has managed to secure a clear majority in either house of parliament or the country now stuck between options on the left and the right there's also a major new force emerging with a party led by a former comedian winning a quarter of all. it's. back with a vengeance just a shift. a man of political experts have a political corpse just a couple of months ago from. actually seems to be holding a really good. seats in the senate but again he is tied with. number one position in the senate now if we look at the lower house however parliament does seem like the majority. there but you have to understand that this is not because so many people have voted for him it
u.s. secretary of state john kerry promising. to change iran's nuclear talks the easing of sanctions. apparently the main deal on the table. well it's a pleasure to have you with us here on our. worldwide news live from moscow. now the election that was meant to dig. out of a crisis. political deadlock to economic distress. coalition has managed to secure a clear majority in either house of parliament or the country now stuck between options on the left and the right there's also a major new...
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with the u.s. security policy coming in for some harsh criticism the country's vice president is getting an inside look at what other nations are planning to go by the front line yield british security by sitting amongst the country's top intelligence officials in downing street. the visit of iranian leader to each of the thousand in more than three decades is seen as a sign that the middle east heavyweights are moving closer president ahmadinejad who is under pressure from western states over his nation's nuclear program is attending a muslim summit to discuss security issues with egypt's mohamed morsi so egypt and iran severed relations after the islamic revolution and they further deteriorated after egypt's peace treaty with israel morse's you had sparked rise to power out of egypt's uprising is seen as a major hurdle to to better ties with iran which are strongly opposed to the current revolt in syria but some analysts believe you can be door open to the islamic republic shows kyra if the seein
with the u.s. security policy coming in for some harsh criticism the country's vice president is getting an inside look at what other nations are planning to go by the front line yield british security by sitting amongst the country's top intelligence officials in downing street. the visit of iranian leader to each of the thousand in more than three decades is seen as a sign that the middle east heavyweights are moving closer president ahmadinejad who is under pressure from western states over...
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the u.s. defense secretary leon panetta acknowledged this week for the first time that he backs arming syrian rebels the plan was put forward last summer by senior u.s. politicians but was reportedly were buffered by president obama well russia's envoy told the you to the u.n. pardon me told r.t. that despite this washington still could bear some responsibility for what's going on in syria but exclusive interview is coming up later this hour but here is a quick taste of the preview lou not as these chose to stay clean of the bad guys at some point of the grocers' the did realize it seems that things going very wrong you know about various terrorist groups were coming in the radical islamists so we're we're we're active and the original scenario they had in mind that it would take just a couple of months to topple the assad regime and then sort of democracy will draw your own force completely unrealistic but i mean do notice this is an extremely powerful country but definitely with a lot of an
the u.s. defense secretary leon panetta acknowledged this week for the first time that he backs arming syrian rebels the plan was put forward last summer by senior u.s. politicians but was reportedly were buffered by president obama well russia's envoy told the you to the u.n. pardon me told r.t. that despite this washington still could bear some responsibility for what's going on in syria but exclusive interview is coming up later this hour but here is a quick taste of the preview lou not as...
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for the u.s. to wage wars without risking american lives there's another reason a targeted strikes can be a wise choice to strategic consequences very heavily come with the use of force. as we have seen deploying large armies abroad won't always be our best offense all in all the u.s. now has around ten thousand drones in its fleet not all of them carry weapons of course a lot of them are for surveillance both domestic and international there's a great push both from the administration and the drone makers to present them as america's next best thing john brennan if confirmed will soon be at the helm of the cia and no one doubts that under him the program will expand even further in washington i'm going to shoot down. well drones aren't the only thing about the cia causing controversy at the moment and next hour we'll tell you how thousands of americans are forced to take lie detector tests to keep their jobs often having to answer very intimate questions. a twenty five hour marathon off talks snu
for the u.s. to wage wars without risking american lives there's another reason a targeted strikes can be a wise choice to strategic consequences very heavily come with the use of force. as we have seen deploying large armies abroad won't always be our best offense all in all the u.s. now has around ten thousand drones in its fleet not all of them carry weapons of course a lot of them are for surveillance both domestic and international there's a great push both from the administration and the...
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foreign service u.s. embassies have come under attack in a number of muslim countries just within the last year the u.s. ambassador to libya was killed in september. shortly after the u.s. helped carry out regime change there is a sense of denial in washington that this rage against the americans in the muslim world has something to do with washington's policies in those countries the u.s. has been very much invested in the middle east and north africa and from what we heard during john kerry's confirmation hearing at the moment the administration is reluctant to get involved militarily in syria and is also trying to play down the drums of war with iran but that may change very quickly because the u.s. still continues to threaten war with iran it's unclear what john kerry's role will be as a secretary of state in supporting or stopping the war he likes to present himself as this war politician but he is the same politician who voted to authorize the iraq invasion with no evidence at hand that iraq possess
foreign service u.s. embassies have come under attack in a number of muslim countries just within the last year the u.s. ambassador to libya was killed in september. shortly after the u.s. helped carry out regime change there is a sense of denial in washington that this rage against the americans in the muslim world has something to do with washington's policies in those countries the u.s. has been very much invested in the middle east and north africa and from what we heard during john kerry's...
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well you know if i'm charged with murder here in the u.s. court i can't say your honor it's all right i've written a memo to liberalize it but that seems to be the understanding that is now per vade in the us media here is a program that we've known about for years we've known that men women and children were on the lists for years we've known that americans have been targeted and killed we've known that there were hundreds of civilian deaths and non targeted individual deaths and no one charged with a crime we've known that they've been doing double taps or they target rescuers of victims that they've been targeting people without so much as knowing their name and it's not just the u.s. government that's lost the moral high ground it's the u.s. public i saw a poll today that said that eighty three percent of americans are all ok with the president doing this to not americans but when it comes to u.s. citizens only twenty four percent say it's ok so you do the math what percentage of americans are bigots because there is a clear double stand
well you know if i'm charged with murder here in the u.s. court i can't say your honor it's all right i've written a memo to liberalize it but that seems to be the understanding that is now per vade in the us media here is a program that we've known about for years we've known that men women and children were on the lists for years we've known that americans have been targeted and killed we've known that there were hundreds of civilian deaths and non targeted individual deaths and no one...
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the u.s. and south korea reflecting their military muscles in the east china sea in itself to north korea's recent threat to conduct a nuclear test seoul said the drills are part of regular military training while pyongyang claims it's a plot to attack it human rights lawyer and co-founder of the national campaign to end the korean war eric surat can says washington is only pouring fuel to the fire it's the worst thing you can do under these circumstances is to inflame volatile situation to conduct these military exercises that always inflame that use live ammunition up and down the border with. north korea this is inflammatory on a lot of levels and we need to step back these naval exercises it's like a race to the bottom if you will when are we going to get more creative in the way that we resolve conflict in this world this conflict gives us such an opportunity with a new secretary of state new leader in south korea we should be pushing for peace suspend these naval exercises and go from th
the u.s. and south korea reflecting their military muscles in the east china sea in itself to north korea's recent threat to conduct a nuclear test seoul said the drills are part of regular military training while pyongyang claims it's a plot to attack it human rights lawyer and co-founder of the national campaign to end the korean war eric surat can says washington is only pouring fuel to the fire it's the worst thing you can do under these circumstances is to inflame volatile situation to...
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and the u.s. political. stories that made headlines this week. the syrian president bashar al assad says his able to confront any aggression. trying to destabilize the country it's all of the comments made by the israeli defense minister today for the first time that his forces were behind this week's attack on its northern neighbor. reports. it does come from the israeli defense minister a good bloke and he has said that it is proof that when israel says something it means that he did stop short of actually a third being israel's involvement now u.s. officials have said that the strike targeted an arms convoy that was carrying anti aircraft weapons from syria to lebanon according to the israeli defense minister ehud barak he said that we do not think and i'm quoting that syria should be allowed to bring advanced weapons systems into lebanon it is important to make the point that his comments does not constitute acknowledgement of israel's involvement in the strike but it certainly does suggest the possibility that it took place and it was respon
and the u.s. political. stories that made headlines this week. the syrian president bashar al assad says his able to confront any aggression. trying to destabilize the country it's all of the comments made by the israeli defense minister today for the first time that his forces were behind this week's attack on its northern neighbor. reports. it does come from the israeli defense minister a good bloke and he has said that it is proof that when israel says something it means that he did stop...